July 31 (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which has been shedding assets to cut costs andstreamline operations, reported a 33 percent increase inadjusted quarterly earnings after producing more liquids andselling at higher prices.
Adjusted earnings on a current cost of supplies basis roseto $6.1 billion for the second quarter from $4.6 billion a yearearlier.
The Anglo-Dutch company said it would a pay a dividend of 47cents per ordinary share and 94 cents per American DepositaryShare for the quarter ended June 30, an increase of 4 percentfrom a year earlier.
Cash flow from operating activities was $8.6 billion, downfrom $12.4 billion a year earlier. (Reporting by Karen Rebelo in Bangalore; Editing by RobinPaxton)